This place is absolutely amazing. Took my smokin’ hott wife here on date night. Tiffany was our server and she was amazing. The food is better than a home cooked meal and the price is well worth it. Again ***** 5 STAR
Jameel Gonzalez
Best chicken salad in Birmingham.
Taren Black
We adore Ocarrs!!! The chicken salad is our absolute favorite for a delicious lunch. The atmosphere includes lots of beautiful artwork that creates so much interest and conversation starters. And the cheesecake is drool worthy!! We love having this spot in Homewood, go have a colorful lunch!! :)
Wendy McCormick Stewart
We love eating here! The chicken salad and fruit plate and the fruit and cheese plate are our favorites! Everyone is so nice and personable. The food is fresh and delicious! I love how the food is like mini works of art!
First Last
O’Carr’s has been one of my favorite-favorites in all of Birmingham for several decades. Their dining room is super cozy and conducive to conversation, and their chicken salad and fruit plate is the absolute best in town!!
Their chicken salad is a Birmingham staple, and is both savory and sweet, with the biggest purple grapes! I just love it! 😋 I’m very picky about the freshness of my fruit, and they have never once disappointed! You get so many different fruits to try, the plate is just as beautiful as it is tasty!! They actually go to the local farmers market every-single-morning, to pick up their daily fruits! And if you order their specialty (chicken salad & __), it comes out within just a few minutes, as it’s made fresh daily.
The staff is great, and friendly, and the same people have been working there for years; I feel like that says a whole lot about management. It’s also usually packed at lunch, which says a whole lot about the food. O’Carr’s is conveniently located in the heart of downtown Homewood, walking distance from all the shops, and always a great place to stop for lunch (as they’re not open for dinner 😢), or just a slice of delightfully warm cheesecake! (Chocolate is my fave!) I haven’t figured out howww they make and serve it warm, but it’s a must-try!! You will not be disappointed.
Dr. Bertha Dieguez-Marino
Love the new owner! He kept all the recipes the same!
Champion Won
The chicken salad is dry. The sandwich dry. And the cheesecake is just ok. ?? not sure why this place is supposed to be so special.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Savannah Tate
The Reuben was terrible and dry and didn’t even have thousand island on it which is what a Reuben is and it was so dry but they give you a gross sauce with carrots in it to try and make it better. The milkshake was really average. It also took forever for them to make one sandwich and I was the only one in there.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
Meridith Starling
Their chicken salad and pimento cheese remind me of my grandmother, which is incredible! I just adore O’Carrs! You can dine in or carry out. Their salad dressings are great too. I love that a sweet friend suggested this to me as a lunch place! My new favorite ❤️
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lisa Sims
Love this place. I love the chicken salad fruit plate.
Nobody toots the O’Carrs horn enough! They are faster than a drive through, over and beyond service, friendly, consistent. I get the same thing every time—the chicken salad fruit plate for my dad and a cup of soup for myself and a half-and-half tea. Best little lunch ever.
TJ McGraw
O'Carrs is a local classic!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pasta Salad, Reuben, Reuben Sandwich and Pasta Salad
Robert
Friendly people,good service and good food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Reuben
Barry Asman
We split a fruit plate. Fruit was old and mushy or out of a can, cheese was sparse and bread tasteless. Very disappointed. Definitely did not live up to my expectations as I was told this was a good restaurant.
Vegetarian options: Forget it. Go elsewhere or be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 4
Scott N.
I went for lunch and the place was emptied out so I was greeted by a friendly waiter and sat by the window. Admired all of the artwork in the walls and felt like a cozy place with flowers on each table which is always a nice touch. They had 80’s music playing so I enjoyed hearing familiar music. I had the Reuben sandwich on rye and pasta salad that also came with a bag of potato chips. I will be back to try their chicken salad.
This place is absolutely amazing. Took my smokin’ hott wife here on date night. Tiffany was our server and she was amazing. The food is better than a home cooked meal and the price is well worth it. Again ***** 5 STAR
Best chicken salad in Birmingham.
We adore Ocarrs!!! The chicken salad is our absolute favorite for a delicious lunch. The atmosphere includes lots of beautiful artwork that creates so much interest and conversation starters. And the cheesecake is drool worthy!! We love having this spot in Homewood, go have a colorful lunch!! :)
We love eating here! The chicken salad and fruit plate and the fruit and cheese plate are our favorites! Everyone is so nice and personable. The food is fresh and delicious! I love how the food is like mini works of art!
O’Carr’s has been one of my favorite-favorites in all of Birmingham for several decades. Their dining room is super cozy and conducive to conversation, and their chicken salad and fruit plate is the absolute best in town!!
Their chicken salad is a Birmingham staple, and is both savory and sweet, with the biggest purple grapes! I just love it! 😋 I’m very picky about the freshness of my fruit, and they have never once disappointed! You get so many different fruits to try, the plate is just as beautiful as it is tasty!! They actually go to the local farmers market every-single-morning, to pick up their daily fruits! And if you order their specialty (chicken salad & __), it comes out within just a few minutes, as it’s made fresh daily.
The staff is great, and friendly, and the same people have been working there for years; I feel like that says a whole lot about management. It’s also usually packed at lunch, which says a whole lot about the food. O’Carr’s is conveniently located in the heart of downtown Homewood, walking distance from all the shops, and always a great place to stop for lunch (as they’re not open for dinner 😢), or just a slice of delightfully warm cheesecake! (Chocolate is my fave!) I haven’t figured out howww they make and serve it warm, but it’s a must-try!! You will not be disappointed.
Love the new owner! He kept all the recipes the same!
The chicken salad is dry. The sandwich dry. And the cheesecake is just ok. ?? not sure why this place is supposed to be so special.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
The Reuben was terrible and dry and didn’t even have thousand island on it which is what a Reuben is and it was so dry but they give you a gross sauce with carrots in it to try and make it better. The milkshake was really average. It also took forever for them to make one sandwich and I was the only one in there.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
Their chicken salad and pimento cheese remind me of my grandmother, which is incredible! I just adore O’Carrs! You can dine in or carry out. Their salad dressings are great too. I love that a sweet friend suggested this to me as a lunch place! My new favorite ❤️
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love this place. I love the chicken salad fruit plate.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Nobody toots the O’Carrs horn enough! They are faster than a drive through, over and beyond service, friendly, consistent. I get the same thing every time—the chicken salad fruit plate for my dad and a cup of soup for myself and a half-and-half tea. Best little lunch ever.
O'Carrs is a local classic!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pasta Salad, Reuben, Reuben Sandwich and Pasta Salad
Friendly people,good service and good food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Reuben
We split a fruit plate. Fruit was old and mushy or out of a can, cheese was sparse and bread tasteless. Very disappointed. Definitely did not live up to my expectations as I was told this was a good restaurant.
Vegetarian options: Forget it. Go elsewhere or be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 4
I went for lunch and the place was emptied out so I was greeted by a friendly waiter and sat by the window. Admired all of the artwork in the walls and felt like a cozy place with flowers on each table which is always a nice touch. They had 80’s music playing so I enjoyed hearing familiar music. I had the Reuben sandwich on rye and pasta salad that also came with a bag of potato chips. I will be back to try their chicken salad.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Reuben
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